Challenge: Describe a Dole 1996/Gore 2000 voter.

[retromike22]

The only states that had a swing to the Democrats from 1996 to 2000 were Maryland and DC.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

A moderate Republican disgusted by the Republican overreach via the Clinton impeachment.

A moderate hero suburbanite who moved to Maryland in the late 90's and got a high paying union job with the federal government. They may have been spooked by Bush's pledge for small government and possible budget cuts and job losses in the Federal Government.

[Libertarian Socialist Dem]

An old school yankee Republican who identified with Dole but thought that Bush was too much of a dumb cowboy.

[Mr. Illini]

Probably supported McCain in the primary. Most likely an independent.

[H. Ross Peron]

Socially liberal Republican living in a DC suburb in Maryland who was dismayed by the increasing social conservatism of the GOP. 

[Fuzzybigfoot]

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